This is probably going to seem like a trumpet-blowy, tiny violin-whining kind of a post. And I am allowing myself this with the hope that to get it out there might be the next step to doing something differently. I have recognised for a long time something that it difficult to admit to others: IContinue reading “Watered down and weary”
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On the usefulness of dream decoding
I enjoy recording my dreams and applying some light interpretation to them, and this week I experienced (again!) just how useful they can be! I went to Vienna a couple of weeks ago (and I still need to write about it). I visited the Freud Museum, the place where he lived and saw his patients,Continue reading “On the usefulness of dream decoding”
Liberation? (Let the woman lead the way)
There is a part from the past that is still looking for mirroring, attunement, appreciation that was lacking. Am I not getting enough of that from my current relationships? Yes, but that is beside the point. The wounded part won’t be satisfied by that, CANNOT be. It awakens to repeat what it has known before,Continue reading “Liberation? (Let the woman lead the way)”
Every Third Thought – On Life, Death, and the End Game, by Robert McCrum
‘Turn a page, and you find a new distraction, or another version of reality. Is this not the search for a fuller kind of experience? Art, which helps us focis on our quality of life, might also inspire a richer understanding of our mortal existence.’ ‘There’s nothing straightforward in the relationship a thoughtful person hasContinue reading “Every Third Thought – On Life, Death, and the End Game, by Robert McCrum”
Darke Matter, by Rick Gekoski
“When you understand that all things are the same, you are on the road to wisdom, and nothing is more fruitless and sour than that.” “‘We suffer from loss, and are facing it. And we have, in our inchoate way, a yearning to understand what cannot be understood, to accept what is unacceptable, and toContinue reading “Darke Matter, by Rick Gekoski”
I’m an artist with a day job – what have I been waiting for?
For some time now I’ve wanted to call myself an artist. I guess many artists struggle with the ‘when can I legitimately call myself this’ question. Typically I’ve been waiting some some external sign of success and, let’s be honest, that could be a lifelong wait or never happen at all. So, I needed toContinue reading “I’m an artist with a day job – what have I been waiting for?”
